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It’s well-known that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers billions of dollars in grants to US academic research facilities. What’s less well-known is that each year, hundreds of new inventions are produced in the laboratories of NIH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and these inventions are licensed out to private companies in the US and internationally for further research and development, with the hopes of bringing new products to market.

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Clinical-stage biopharma Protalex, Inc. on Thursday said it has been awarded a $403,000 grant from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) to support future clinical development activity of PRTX-100 as a treatment for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

RAPS will honor two groups of exemplary regulatory leaders next month at its annual Regulatory Convergence conference. Four outstanding individuals will be the inaugural recipients of the Founder’s Award, the profession’s highest honor. Three honorees will be the first-ever recipients of the Community Leadership Award.

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RAPS is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit organization.

Stay informed on the latest healthcare regulatory news through RAPS’ online magazine, Regulatory Focus and its companion daily e-newsletter RF Today, or by following RAPS on social media, including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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